Chromium supplementation and substitution of barley grain with corn: Effects on performance and lactation in periparturient dairy cows

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 92, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 5411-5418

  Sadri, H ^a,b   Ghorbani, G R ^a   Rahmani, H R ^a   Samie, A H ^a   Khorvash, M ^a   Bruckmaier, R M ^b  

^a ISFAHAN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Iran)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Barley and corn grain; Chromium; Periparturient cow

Indexed keywords

BOS; HORDEUM; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 70350327032     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: 15253198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.2008-1877     Document Type: Article

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